Runaway chords by Status Quo

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
C 
 (G major) Riding on a  (C major) high
G 
Riding so  (G major) high now I'm leaving
F 
C 
G 
F 
 (F major) Am I running far  (C major) from my own fears  (G major)  (F major) 
G 
C 
I'm  (G major) never facing  (C major) up
G 
I never face  (G major) up to the reasons
F 
C 
G 
And  (F major) never showing any  (C major) of my tears  (G major) 
F 
'cause I  (F major) 
Leave out the back way
C 
Not the  (C major) way that I came in
G 
F 
G 
because it  (G major) seems like the lo (F major) gical way,  (G major) 
F 
G 
at  (F major) the  (G major) time

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Verse 2

And then I run, run, run

And seek a hideaway

I'm on the run, run, run, I'm falling

Run, run I'm a runaway

Can I go back

Can I go back where I started

I always will remember my needs

Verse 3
G 
 (G major) 
C 
Take me far away  (C major) 
G 
Take me away  (G major) to an island
F 
C 
And  (F major) leave me hear to cry  (C major) 
G 
F 
in my own tears  (G major)  (F major) 
G 
C 
 (G major) Try me once again  (C major) 
G 
Try me again  (G major) when you're passing
F 
C 
G 
Maybe  (F major) I'll remem (C major) ber you in  (G major) years

Verse 4
F 
I can't  (F major) go out the back way
C 
Just the way  (C major) that I came in
G 
F 
G 
I hope it  (G major) seems like the lo (F major) gical way,  (G major) 
F 
G 
at  (F major) the time  (G major) 
Bb 
Because  (B flat major) I'll

Verse 5
C 
 (C major) run, run, run
G 
And seek a  (G major) hideaway
Bb 
C 
I'm  (B flat major) on  the run,  (C major) run, run, I'm falling
D 
G 
 (D major) Run, run I'm a runaway  (G major) 
C 
Can I go back (C major) 
G 
Can I go back  (G major) where I started
F 
C 
I  (F major) always will remember  (C major) my
G 
need (G major) s

Interlude 1

Verse 6
G 
C 
 (G major) Looking for so  (C major) long
G 
But I am  (G major) listening longer
F 
C 
G 
F 
I haven't  (F major) seen or heard  (C major) a thing from you  (G major)  (F major) 
G 
C 
 (G major) I  can't stay  (C major) here
G 
I couldn't stay  (G major) here if you paid me
F 
C 
G 
 (F major) I  can't give you any  (C major) guarantees  (G major) 
F 
I won't  (F major) 
Go out the back way
C 
Not the way  (C major) that I came in
G 
F 
G 
Because it  (G major) seems like the lo (F major) gical way,  (G major) 
F 
G 
at  (F major) the  (G major) time

Verse 7
C 
And then I  (C major) run, run, run
G 
And seek a  (G major) hideaway
Bb 
C 
I'm  (B flat major) on  the  (C major) run, run, run, I'm falling
D 
G 
 (D major) Run, run I'm a runaway  (G major) 
C 
Can I go back (C major) 
G 
Can I go  (G major) back where I started
F 
C 
G 
F 
I  (F major) always will remember  (C major) my need (G major) s   (F major) 

Verse 8
G 
C 
 (G major) Can I go  (C major) back
G 
Can I go  (G major) back where I started
F 
C 
G 
I  (F major) always will remember  (C major) my  (G major) needs
F 
C 
G 
I al (F major) ways will remember  (C major) my  (G major) needs
F 
C 
I said, I  (F major) always will remember  (C major) my needs

Outro 1
G 
 (G major) 
F 
C 
G 
F 
C 
 (F major)  (C major)  (G major)  (F major)  (C major) 
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F 
C 
G 
F 
C 
 (G major)  (F major)  (C major)  (G major)  (F major)  (C major) 
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 (G major)  (F major)  (C major)  (G major) 